Arsenal Manager, Mikel Arteta, has said his team is devastated to crash out of the Europa League on Thursday night.

Arsenal exited the competition from the semifinal after a 0-0 draw with Spanish side, Villarreal, and lose 2-1 on aggregate over two legs.

Arteta spoke to the press after the match at the Emirates Stadium.

“We are all devastated,” he told Arsenal Media. “We wanted to deliver something for this football club and get to the final and reach the Champions League next season and give something to our fans.

“Unfortunately, today we came up short. There were moments in the second half, we hit the post twice, then we had an empty goal to put the ball in the net.”

Arsenal are in the danger of missing out on Uefa Champions League football next season.

The Gunners are on position nine with 49 points and looks unlikely to secure the fourth league spot for Champions League.

Arteta said Thursday’s match was decided by small margins.

“Small margins define these ties and today we came up short. When you lose a semi-final or a final you’ll always have things you wanted to do differently. We haven’t played at our best over the two legs,” he said.

“Certainly in the first half an hour in Villarreal and the first half here. Even still, we were in the tie after all that, and we could have been easily through to the final.”

If Arsenal were unconvincing under the reign of Arsene Wenger, things have gone from bad to worse under Arteta who succeeded Unai Emery.

Emery is, ironically, the manager for Villarreal and now date Manchester United in the Europa League final.